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Age 28Since 12 / 12 / 2018
Shane Gunhammer
It was like I hit the lowest point of my life, and then forced myself to stay there. 21-26 years old was the darkest time of my life.
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Age 35Since 05 / 28 / 2017
Clent
Everyday was a fighting battle with my addiction. I spent nearly 19 years focusing on the parties and getting wasted. My life was consumed of nothing but lost memories because I was too drun...
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Age 36Since 09 / 17 / 2018
Jeff Pomietlarz
Over the last two years my life has totally turned around. I can look in the mirror and enjoy what I see
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Age 32Since 11 / 19 / 2013
Duayne
A revolving door of complete misery, hopelessness mixed with numbing all my emotions with any form substance.
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Age 27Since 09 / 30 / 2019
Ryen
Drinking typically an 18 rack a day, maybe on the weekends I'd shake it up a bit with a 4 pack a double IPAs and a 30 rack, bottle of bacardi 100 proof and a bag of dandy would fall into the...
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Age 34Since 10 / 24 / 2015
Gabby
Quitting drinking was something I always said hungover because I knew I overdid it. But this time I meant it.
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Age 60Since 10 / 28 / 1997
Jean Anderson
The hardest thing I’ve ever done, and hands down, the best thing I’ve ever done.
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Age 35Since 01 / 12 / 2017
Ellen Elizabeth
I was living a double life. Ellen the welcoming, put together professional and Ellen the violent, angry, black out drinker. I put on a show for everyone, but deep inside, I loathed myself fo...
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Age 47Since 10 / 31 / 2010
Brock Sabo
As a life long drug and alcohol user, my days were always a hustle. I had to do what I could to survive and support my habit. The grim end was near as crack cocaine and alcohol consumed my l...
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Age 25Since 07 / 16 / 2019
Melanie
My name’s Mel and I’m a 25 year-old recovering alcoholic. About a year and a half ago I was sitting in a bathtub on my third bottle of wine deliberating if I should kill myself. I knew the d...
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